Aria's POV
I was still sitting there with tears drying on my face when Derek burst through my door without knocking.
"Alpha, we have a serious problem."
I wiped my eyes quickly. "What is it?"
"The Council is here. All seven of them. They've got at least a hundred armed wolves surrounding the compound."
My stomach dropped. "What do they want?"
"They're demanding to speak with you. Elder Miriam said you have ten minutes to come out or they're going to come in and get you by force."
I tried to stand but my legs were still shaky from the fever. Derek helped me up and I grabbed the first clothes I could find, throwing on jeans and a t-shirt. My hands were shaking so bad I could barely get dressed.
"Get Mateo and Lucian," I told Derek. "Right now."
He ran out and I looked at myself in the mirror. I looked like hell but there wasn't time to care about that. The Council was here and they probably wanted to finish what they started with my parents.
